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TB34 - White Backgrounds for Dialog editText Items
(13-October-97)
Q
I would like to have a colored background for my dialog box but I would
like the TextEdit fields in my dialog box to be white. Is this possible
to do? Is there some sample code available?
A
Generally speaking, this coloring is achieved via resources, not code. In
addition to the 'dctb' resource, you need to create an 'ictb' resource.
To download a sample of an application using this kind of resource click
here.
The 'ictb' resource is documented on page 6-76 and starting again on page
6-158 of
Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials. The best way I
know of to create and edit 'ictb' resources is with Resorcerer, but you
can also create them with a '.r' file compiled by either MPW's Rez or the
Metrowerks CodeWarrior equivalent.
Here are some references to web sites for the aforementioned tools:
-- Pete Gontier
Worldwide Developer Technical Support
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